US Patent 8451103 Mobile device and method for controlling vibration thereof

A mobile device for controlling a vibration includes an input unit configured to receive an input from a user or an external device; an output unit configured to generate an output; a vibration pattern generation unit configured to generate a vibration, and to move a center of the vibration within the mobile device according to the input from the input unit or the output from the output unit; and a control unit configured to control the vibration pattern generation unit so as to create a moving vibration sensation from a movement of the center of the vibration.